NE News ConsortiumMets shortstop Jose Reyes ran the bases at Citi Field today and will do so again in the next two days.

NEW YORK -- Another day, another Jose Reyes update. The Mets shortstop ran the bases today at Citi Field several hours before the game, bringing him one step closer to a still undetermined comeback date from his strained left hamstring injury.

In a workout that manager Terry Collins called "terrific," Reyes ran 440 yards in total including 10 sprints of 30 yards and turned his wheels around the bases.

"Close. I don't want to say full speed but close," Reyes said. "I put a lot of pressure on my legs. ... Everything was very good today."

Reyes will run the bases again Sunday, and depending on how he feels following that, may run on Monday. He is eligible to come off the disabled list but that seems highly unlikely. He will accompany the Mets when they travel to Philadelphia Monday and will do baserunning work there as well.

Though his timetable is still uncertain, Reyes said that if his workout Monday goes without an issue, then they will determine his next step, which may include rehab games with a Mets' minor league affiliate.

"I don't know, we haven't discussed that yet," Reyes said. "I don't know, I think I'm going to play some rehab games but I don't know if it's going to be in Brooklyn this time. It's too soon to say."

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Collins said that in situations like today, where the Mets face a lefty starter, he will start Lucas Duda in right field and put Nick Evans at first base. Except today, Scott Hairston will start in right because the manager wanted to get him into a game.